Best Time to Drive from East Meadow to Jersey City

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from East Meadow to Jersey City by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	120	148	134	122	132	141	120	111	113	140	122	131	122	119	94	88
Tue	69	146	146	145	134	163	152	149	112	126	122	125	127	134	137	107	99
Wed	71	130	167	156	139	155	152	141	124	124	126	126	140	139	130	102	100
Thu	71	132	155	140	135	160	155	127	126	127	120	129	142	147	137	104	95
Fri	69	130	143	132	123	127	129	132	140	149	148	147	149	149	135	112	101
Sat	95	72	83	77	97	101	106	102	106	110	116	138	138	149	151	131	125
Sun	129	90	69	68	71	84	92	97	100	112	130	135	127	126	131	127	112

About this drive

On weekdays the 36-mile drive from East Meadow to Jersey City (via I-495 West) usually takes as little as 65 minutes and up to 167 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 131 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Saturdays (151 minutes).

About 24 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (24 to 76 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central East Meadow to central Jersey City along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from East Meadow to Jersey City?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am. The drive usually takes about 65 minutes then, versus up to 167 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from East Meadow to Jersey City?

The 36-mile drive usually takes 65 to 167 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 131 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from East Meadow to Jersey City?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 167 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	120	148	134	122	132	141	120	111	113	140	122	131	122	119	94	88
Tue	69	146	146	145	134	163	152	149	112	126	122	125	127	134	137	107	99
Wed	71	130	167	156	139	155	152	141	124	124	126	126	140	139	130	102	100
Thu	71	132	155	140	135	160	155	127	126	127	120	129	142	147	137	104	95
Fri	69	130	143	132	123	127	129	132	140	149	148	147	149	149	135	112	101
Sat	95	72	83	77	97	101	106	102	106	110	116	138	138	149	151	131	125
Sun	129	90	69	68	71	84	92	97	100	112	130	135	127	126	131	127	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	120	148	134	122	132	141	120	111	113	140	122	131	122	119	94	88
Tue	69	146	146	145	134	163	152	149	112	126	122	125	127	134	137	107	99
Wed	71	130	167	156	139	155	152	141	124	124	126	126	140	139	130	102	100
Thu	71	132	155	140	135	160	155	127	126	127	120	129	142	147	137	104	95
Fri	69	130	143	132	123	127	129	132	140	149	148	147	149	149	135	112	101
Sat	95	72	83	77	97	101	106	102	106	110	116	138	138	149	151	131	125
Sun	129	90	69	68	71	84	92	97	100	112	130	135	127	126	131	127	112

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	65	120	148	134	122	132	141	120	111	113	140	122	131	122	119	94	88
Tue	69	146	146	145	134	163	152	149	112	126	122	125	127	134	137	107	99
Wed	71	130	167	156	139	155	152	141	124	124	126	126	140	139	130	102	100
Thu	71	132	155	140	135	160	155	127	126	127	120	129	142	147	137	104	95
Fri	69	130	143	132	123	127	129	132	140	149	148	147	149	149	135	112	101
Sat	95	72	83	77	97	101	106	102	106	110	116	138	138	149	151	131	125
Sun	129	90	69	68	71	84	92	97	100	112	130	135	127	126	131	127	112